propofol tubing?

[Mapleson D]

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Somewhere in the deep recesses of my brain I remember something about how if you're going to use propofol long-term, eg as drip in the ICU, it needs to be run through a particular type of IV tubing (that does or doesn't contain some particular chemical component). Haven't been able to find anything to this effect. Am I totally smoking crack here? Am I thinking of some other drug? 😕

 

[CremeSickle]

NTG leeches out plastic from regular IV tubing (which is why it comes in a glass bottle) but most places do not bother to use the special tubing.

I dont remmeber anything about propofol

 

[VentdependenT]

insulin will leach into stuff too

 

[zippy2u]

Yeah dude, you be smokin' crack for sure. Go read the package insert, if it doesn't say you need special IV tubing, don't worry about it. Regards, ----Zip